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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Cameroon > Fe’fe’

Fe’fe’

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3fmp

Population  124,000 (1982 SIL).
Region  West Province, Upper Nkam Division (except Kekem area and small section in southeast corner); some in Mifi Division, Bangam.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 198
Alternate names   Bafang, Bamileke-Fe’fe’, Fe’efe’e, Feefee, Fefe, Fotouni, Nufi
Dialects  Fa’ (Bafang), Nka’ (Banka), Nee (Bana), Njee-Poantu (Bandja-Babountou), Ntii (Fondanti), Mkwet (Fondjomekwet), La’fi (Balafi), Tungi’ (Fotouni), Ngam (Bangan), Ca’. First 4 dialects listed belong to Central Fe’fe’, next 5 belong to North Fe’fe’.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1960.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Vernacular Publications

Coʼvam: Mbʉa lah njahsi ghoo bee ndʉa. 1992.

Mbʉa cap mfʉʼna pǝpeʼ. 1995.

Nhu cicatla...: mbʉ́á lah yaa mfaʼ ntam nʉa. 1992.

Ŋwaʼni sahwu 1. 1983.

Ŋwaʼni sahwu 2. 1984.

SIDA. 1995.

Tie manceh ghǝǝlaʼ 2. 1983.

Tie manceh ghǝǝlaʼ. 1982.

Tie, nceh, ngǝǝ pepeʼ. 1984.